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[蔵識] (Jpn [[zo-shiki]] ) | [蔵識] (Jpn [[zo-shiki]] ) | ||
| − | Another name for the [[alaya-consciousness]], the eighth and deepest of the [[eight consciousnesses]]. It is so called because the results of one's actions, good or [[evil]], are stored there as a potential force, or [[karmic]] "seeds." These seeds are said to sprout in the future; in other words, stored [[karma]] eventually manifests as [[happiness]] or [[suffering]]. | + | Another name for the [[alaya-consciousness]], the eighth and deepest of the [[eight consciousnesses]]. It is so called because the results of one's [[actions]], good or [[evil]], are stored there as a potential force, or [[karmic]] "[[seeds]]." These [[seeds]] are said to sprout in the future; in other words, stored [[karma]] eventually [[manifests]] as [[happiness]] or [[suffering]]. |
See also [[alaya-consciousness]]. | See also [[alaya-consciousness]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 29 August 2013
storehouse consciousness
[蔵識] (Jpn zo-shiki )
Another name for the alaya-consciousness, the eighth and deepest of the eight consciousnesses. It is so called because the results of one's actions, good or evil, are stored there as a potential force, or karmic "seeds." These seeds are said to sprout in the future; in other words, stored karma eventually manifests as happiness or suffering.
See also alaya-consciousness.
